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December 8, 2010

Joy Blocks

Start with a 2x4 piece of lumber that you cut into squares....we just have these things around the house, so I didn't need to purchase one. My husband saves every scrap of wood!

....I tried using the table saw, but quite honestly, that thing scares me to death....so I got my husband to cut the squares! I just put my vinyl letter on the block and guess-timated how big I wanted the block.

Grab some red paint....mine was from Walmart!

Paint your blocks....you can even have your 5 year old help you! It's that easy!

(Please ignore the hairbrush on my kitchen table....that's the 5 year old....)

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.....buy some gorgeous vinyl from Jill at Utah Vinyl and apply to the painted block....

Add some sheer ribbon from Walmart......It took about a spool to finish one set of blocks.

They turned out exactly like I wanted them to!!

Total cost: one 2x4.....free
red paint: $0.97---1 jar could do at least 4 sets if not more....so count $0.25 for 1
vinyl: $4.50 per set
ribbon: $1.99 per spool

Total Cost: about $6.75 for a gorgeous gift idea!

(and my Mom made them without the ribbon and made them red and green....she also made a gorgeous set antiqued with glaze!)

About

Most crafty Mom's send their children on the yellow bus and craft all day....well, mine go into the basement where we have created our own schoolroom and I try to craft in the midst of the craziness.....
God called our family into a great adventure called homeschooling, so decorating costs were not in our budget...that is until I discovered the treasures hiding at the Goodwill and a creative community of women who have turned "trash" into beauty!
Enjoy my attempt at making the world a prettier place all while spending very little money!
~Nicole